Things are always like this, plans can never keep up with changes, but without a plan, it seems difficult to cope with changes properly.
Zhang Xing brainstormed and formulated a military plan to attack the troops heading south from Zhonggong, but he seized the opportunity at the last minute and easily succeeded with a light but determined raid. However, in careful calculation, without the previous military plan, let alone the follow-up ending, They didn't even dare to make a surprise attack.
The same is true for subsequent response arrangements in all aspects.
Although he tried hard to adjust and adjust, trying to cut through the mess quickly in a way that was generally recognized by the gang, when Wang Gonggong came to plead on behalf of a group of desperate Ziwei Palace servants, Zhang Xing was still touched and chose to go from there. Rationally speaking, the final plan is not that good to implement.
After all, the provision of weapons and food to the chamberlains means that the Deposed Dragon Gang will have less things for themselves, and it also means that it will cause internal dissatisfaction; and the surrender of Xiayi City means that the Deposed Dragon Gang and Zhang Dalong will face the officials of Liang County. and Monsangong are bound to suffer diplomatic losses.
Of course, Youdao is shameless. Mr. Zhang’s face is quite valuable this year. At present, no one dares to deny his face.
No one knows what Meng Shanggong is thinking in his heart, but on the surface he fully understands Zhang Xing's perfunctory words and expresses his willingness to wait for Li Longtou to come back before discussing joining the gang. It is not good to just leave him with Yucheng. No, but I hope that the Deposed Dragon Gang will choose to return from Chuqiu County when he returns to the army, so that he can take the opportunity to intimidate other local small and medium-sized powerful people and local officials in Chuqiu.
Of course Zhang Xing had nothing to say.
All in all, this is indeed a person with some abilities, some ideas, some strength, and some vision. It's just a pity that the territory spans Liangjun and Jiyin, and a little opportunity has been lost. What will happen in the end? Good luck.
As for the officials in Liang County, Zhang Xing can only say that he has a lot of experience... Even if Niu Da suddenly stopped mentioning Xiayi during the negotiation, these people discussed it and determined that Zhang Xing agreed to send the prefect Cao Wang to the army before withdrawing from Liang County. After handing it over, he simply promised everything.
This is called Zaimai Tian's heart does not hurt.
On the morning of the 26th of the twelfth lunar month, Meng Sangong returned to Yucheng. At the same time, in the name of supply and logistics, the troops in Tuyuan pretended to be confused and followed the instructions of the local officials and began to retreat to the northwest, even going straight to Chenliu without stopping. Feel.
At noon, starting from several counties in the eastern part of Liang County, Liang County officials officially opened the treasury to release grain. The knights of the Deposed Dragon Gang stepped on the snow and made public announcements. They marched majestically through the city and into the town, into the countryside and into the village, declaring their victory. and favor.
At the same time, the county magistrate Songcheng began to openly transport treasury supplies to Gushuo, which was occupied by the rebels, in the name of supplying Tuyuan.
At this time, the northeastern area of Liang County probably didn’t know what happened in Tuyuan. But in fact, in Tuyuan, with the departure of the garrison troops, riots and material snatching incidents have occurred, including separation and escape, which have also begun to be semi-open.
However, it was also on this night that the first batch of grain, fuel, coarse cloth and ordnance supplies from Gushu were successfully delivered to the servants of Tuyuan along the frozen Huanshui, and a large amount of palace treasures and property were transported back. goods, and at the same time many palace people also transferred to Gushu City.
On the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth lunar month, the scope of grain distribution was further expanded... However, due to the haste, the distrust of the people, and the weather, the whole process was obviously a bit rough, resulting in huge waste and considerable chaos.
In the end, Zhang Xing actually sent people to guide and guide everywhere.
But this immediately triggered a military conflict in Zhecheng County - Luo Fang and other people from Jing'antai had previously withdrawn to Zhecheng. When the elite knights of the Deposed Dragon Gang were unable to release food in the city, they were attacked by Xiong Bonan. Under his leadership, he rushed directly into Zhecheng and had a second conflict with the defeated soldiers of Jing'an Tai who had taken a short rest.
The final result was that, using the entanglement between Luo Fang and Xiong Bonan as a cover, the defeated troops in Jingantai were divided into three, dispersed westward and escaped from Zhecheng, and even all the way out of Liangjun, deposing the knights of the Dragon Gang. They also focused on chasing one of the teams, and after massaging four or five people, they gave up the pursuit at the border of Liang County.
As soon as the people from Jingantai escaped, the local officials of Liang County also gave up their last leeway. From this day on, the most sensitive ordnance began to be transferred out of Songcheng's treasury on a large scale. The members of the Deposed Dragon Gang also came to the outside of Song City to receive the goods directly, and then used Chuqiu as the route to transfer materials to Jiyin in large quantities and in batches.
Before the end of the year, the anti-thief troops openly traveled between the two counties and made deals with the government. It was a warm and heartwarming scene in troubled times.
Comparable to the Christmas Truce.
But it’s not the warmest thing. The warmest and most humane thing happened on the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month. Due to the large amount of supplies and the difficulty of transporting them in the snow, the Qianlong Gang, under the guidance of Zhang Dalongtou, began to use money and silk to openly recruit local men... However, because of the snow, it was difficult for the news to spread. In the end, these opportunities were actually used by Song The county soldiers in the city and Chuqiu took advantage of it. They didn't even change their clothes, threw down their weapons, and followed the officers out of the city in groups. With envy, fear, and a desire to have a sip of soup before the New Year, they took over These jobs.
In this regard, Zhang Dalongtou also specifically warned that wages must be paid daily, and must be given to the county soldiers themselves, not to the county soldiers and officers.
Thanks to this, on the 30th day of the twelfth lunar month, Songcheng's treasury was finally emptied by the rebels of the Deposed Dragon Gang and the officials of Liang County.
The people of the Deposed Dragon Gang also began to evacuate on a large scale with some unprecedented excitement. There was a continuous stream of vehicles and livestock in Gushu City, and the last large army left the city grandly with the last supplies.
The red-bottomed flag with the word "deposed" was fluttering in the air. Zhang Dalongtou personally led some elites to clear the way, leading a huge convoy that mainly included prisoners and seized palace property and began to march to Jiyin in the northeast. A total of five to six thousand soldiers of the Deposed Dragon Gang were divided into two groups, lined up on the left and right, and escorted the convoy forward under the leadership of Xu Shiying and Niu Da. And King Xiongtian personally led a team of about twenty or thirty capable cultivators and knights to travel around.
This look is very similar to the grand scene when the Central Palace went south.
In fact, there were indeed many palace people and chamberlains in the team, as well as the queen, concubines, princesses, and even the prefect Cao Wangcao who was preparing to see him off to the border.
If you think about it carefully, it doesn't make any difference to them. Where are you going but not walking?
Of course, it was a little different for the people of the Deposed Dragon Gang. Stimulated by going home to celebrate the first month or returning to Jiyin to receive rewards, the team was full of energy. In the afternoon, the team entered the territory of Yucheng, and then Meng Meng The monkey and Taoist Wei are already waiting here.
"Zhang Longtou." Meng Shangong dismounted and held his hands in front of each other without concealing his envious eyes for the huge convoy, but after regaining consciousness, he still maintained his humble posture. "I have brought two thousand people here, please be sure to let me be your escort..."
The team had no intention of stopping, but Zhang Xing himself turned around and dismounted from his horse. He said simply: "Everything is easy. When we pass, you can take care of yourself."
Meng Shanggong nodded, as if he understood the other party's warning, that is, if the people from the Deposed Dragon Gang cannot get through, they are not allowed to take it?
However, now that things have happened, this tremor is no longer missing. The local powerful man and former captain of Jijun just slightly raised his hand and turned back to the team.
Zhang Xing didn't bother to pay attention and immediately remounted his horse, but stood still.
Sure enough, Wei Xuanding rode forward and asked urgently: "Where is the queen?"
"The queen is almost fifty." Zhang Xing thought for a moment and responded seriously. "Wei Gong had better think about his reputation."
Taoist Wei was stunned and shook his head repeatedly: "Are you kidding me? I just asked about the queen's position... Didn't I just ask about your relationship with the concubine in the letter? Why is this?"
"It's in the third car." Zhang Xing moved forward and pursed his lips. "It's in the past."
Taoist Wei was stunned for a moment. He seemed to want to say something more, but he finally suppressed it: "Have you already decided the matter? Are you going to handle it as you said before?"
"Yes." Zhang Xing answered frankly. "Let Cao Wang go to the border and go down to Yicheng to give it to the armed servants... There are unexpectedly a lot of coarse cloths in Songcheng's treasury. I have sent more to Wang Zhen in the past few days. This stuff in Dangshan is probably more valuable than gold and silver. Use some, and ask him to keep some in the city for the chamberlains... For the rest, I plan to go back and ask the palace servants to help make military uniforms, so that it is not in vain to support them."
"It's nothing more than a military uniform, it's just what the chamberlains said nicely." Taoist Wei stared at the moving car for a long time before looking away, and then couldn't help but sneer. "But I don't know if we can hold the city? I'm afraid that before the spring plowing, the local army or the Meng brothers will take away the place."
"Then it's none of my business." Zhang Xing still spoke calmly. "Before tomorrow, we leave Liangjun. The matters here are decided by their own family... Meng Shanggong is arrogant in front and respectful in the back. The officials of Liangjun deceive themselves and others. The servants are struggling to survive. It is just their own family business. Who is honored or disgraced in life or death?" Can you rely on others?”
As he said this, Zhang Xing hit his horse and headed to the front of the team.
Taoist Wei felt a little emotional, and seemed to have a lot of words in his mind, such as whether the Zhang protector's leg was okay, and what the treasures were... But the client was so calm, so he could only follow quickly and force himself to calm down.
That night, the team rested in Chuqiu and camped around a town.
As soon as they camped, the team began to have a warm atmosphere, with constant laughter and laughter. However, the palace and the prisoners at the core of the team seemed a little nervous and fearful, but they were also submerged in the overall atmosphere.
There is no way. Although everyone knows that they have not entered Jiyin and have not returned to the so-called base area, they cannot help but feel that today is the end of the year, and people's hearts are unavoidable.
Of course, Zhang Xing is still busy and nervous.
He asked Xiong Bonan to inquire about the movements of Liangjun officers and soldiers; he sent Niuda to investigate the situation in Chuqiu City; he sent Xiao Zhou to contact Wang Zhen who was going south to inquire and supervise the delivery of Xiayi; he also sent Wei Xuanding, Zhou Weishi, Guan Xu took some gold and silver treasures and infiltrated into Meng Sangong's team to express condolences, just in case.
That's not all. He turned around, remembered something, and summoned Xu Shiying, asking him to organize disciplinary troops, maintain camp discipline, and guard the safety of palace people and property.
He even did not forget to ask Chai Xiaohe and others who were in charge of logistics to treat everyone equally and give the palace people a piece of meat.
After all the hard work, I felt relieved, had some food, and hurriedly went to see the queen, the little princess, Cao Wang and others with my own eyes. After walking around, I was really exhausted, but I really couldn't ensure that everyone could be in the New Year. When I was ready to soak my feet in thirty hot water, I simply went into the room and slept sweetly until dawn.
The next day is the first day of the first lunar month, which is the new year.
The large army returned home like an arrow, and continued north without stopping. They passed Chuqiu City without entering, and went straight to Jiyin. However, at noon, about seven or eight miles past the city, Meng Shanggong's troops stopped and no longer followed the escort... Obviously, their goal was Chuqiu City behind them, and they would suffer from red eye disease if they went any further. .
While continuing to march, Xiao Zhou turned back after hard work and was informed of good news and bad news... The good news was that Wang Zhen successfully handed over the city to the armed servants led by Wang Gonggong when he evacuated, but the bad news was that the Dangshan bandits saw him accompanying him. Some of the servants in the palace later had their own ideas, causing a minor conflict.
Of course, Xiao Zhou is a safe person. With his insistence, Wang Zhen and Chef Fan, who were dissatisfied, also cleared up the discipline and put an end to the matter.
All I can say is that luckily someone was sent there before.
But now that the matter has been settled, it is useless to think about it, especially since Jiyin County is ahead.
In the afternoon, the team moved forward, and after a short distance, they saw the oncoming team of the Deposed Dragon Gang and the few leaders who stayed behind, and they cheered in the wilderness. Immediately afterwards, under the greeting of the response team, the large army quickly arrived in front of a market. The market rises between a small river, and there is a bridge on the river, which is the Xiaozhou Bridge opposite Jiyin Zhouqiao County. The market to the south of the bridge belongs to Liang County, and the market to the north of the bridge belongs to Jiyin.
When the team arrived here, the crowd became more and more enthusiastic and agitated. Zhang Xing did not show any pretense. He immediately set up the banner with the word "deposed" on an earthen platform in the south of the bridge, and started giving rewards right here.
Instead, one-third of what was captured during this trip was taken out. The treasures were divided among the leaders, and the gold and silver were divided among the soldiers. Everyone had a share.
The specific process was even more casual, with Zhang Dalong sitting on it, King Xiongtian personally supervising, and Chief Xu Da maintaining the situation. Some accounting leaders and soldiers only opened the boxes and cages, roughly estimated the weights, and then piled the treasures randomly. Only the gold and silver were taken for weighing and sent directly to the earthen platform. The leaders and soldiers passed by the earth platform like flowing water, took a portion, and said "Happy New Year" to Zhang Dalongtou according to Zhang Dalongtou's weird northern custom, and then left with the gold and silver treasures.
But one afternoon, the whole place was filled with cheers, and everyone said "Happy New Year" to each other as if they had learned something new, as if a pot was boiling... which made Jia Yue feel a little confused.
Until the evening, after Zhang Xing finished dividing the gold and silver, he summoned the Liangjun envoy who had been waiting here for a long time, sent Cao Wang to a donkey cart prepared by the other party, and agreed to continue in Zhouqiao in the future. Talking about the handover of the queen, we simply crossed the bridge.
So far, the attack has been perfect.
However, nothing is perfect. That night, while staying in Zhouqiao, Zhang Xing heard two more pieces of bad news.
"Han Qi is dead?"
"yes."
"According to today's reward from the leader, I will make up for his brother's two...three shares!"
"yes."
Zhang Xing was really not surprised by the news that Guo Jingke came to report, because Han Qi was the one who was severely injured by the female officer next to the queen that day. He was sent back to Jiyin early, but now it seems that he has not survived, and the female officer Having been chopped into pieces, there is probably nothing else to say except to greatly compensate his brother, who was also a Hebei Ranger.
After Guo Jingke, the person who came into Zhang Xing's residence was Zhang Jinshu. This was the leader of Zhongyi and one of Xiong Bonan's deputies. He had stayed for a long time and was responsible for military discipline inspection.
"There was a deputy helmsman, the former magistrate of Jiyang County, who suddenly ran away on the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth lunar month." Zhang Jinshu was obviously nervous. "When we first passed Jishui, everyone thought he had something to do and didn't dare to ask. Only one of my subordinates, a corps commander, felt confused about his duties. He told me and took the initiative to follow him and wait for him to pass. After crossing the border and entering Liangjun territory to go to Chenliu, I really didn’t dare not to chase him... It was the corps commander who captured him without authorization after crossing the border."
Zhang Xing was startled for a moment, as if he wanted to express something with emotion, but when he thought about it carefully, he felt that he had nothing to express... On the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth lunar month, the news that he had successfully robbed the queen must have spread to the rear, and those who were left behind had not been repaired. Many of the leaders were civil servants who had surrendered to the imperial court... When these people heard the news, they were shaken, frightened, and panicked. They took advantage of the emptiness in the rear and ran away. It does not seem to be an incomprehensible thing.
Even going forward, as the situation changes, such things will only become more common.
At this thought, Zhang Dalong shook his head, without much expression, and just gave instructions in a calm tone: "Let Chief Wei and King Xiongtian go to find out clearly. If it is confirmed that it is a treason, then directly kill the sacrifice flag... As for the one under your command Commander, if you have merit, you will be rewarded. Tell the leader Zhou to sign up, join the gang first, then be promoted, and be rewarded with some wealth."
"Yes." Zhang Jinshu could only hand over his hand.
On the third day of the first lunar month, Zhang Xing returned to Jiyin County and installed the queen. He was just waiting for the Huaiyou allies to come, for the snow to melt and spring plowing, for his Deposed Dragon Gang to expand and deepen, for the military uniforms to be completed, and for the war. Turn on.
Little did he know that just when he returned triumphantly, a large-scale war had already broken out on the Eastern Front.
Let us say that Zhang Xuguo was greatly inspired by the decree of Jiangdu and the support of Dongdu. He immediately selected 10,000 people, rewarded them appropriately, slaughtered livestock and rewarded them appropriately, and prepared to cross the border to suppress the bandits and attack the Zhishi Army... But he Instead of taking the main road, which is also called detouring around Mount Tai to attack Wang Hou head-on, he followed the route that Zhishi's army had used to flee in embarrassment that day, climbed over the mountains, took the mountain shortcut, and went straight to Lu County.
Wang Hou got a blessing in disguise when he came to Lu County and easily obtained half of Lu County. His momentum was restored for a while, and then his eyes were attracted by Shan Tonghai, the "flying general" who came in the snow and took the other half of Lu County, especially Cheng Dalang, who had been defeated with him, went directly to the opposite side, which made him even more angry.
Even if you take a little precaution, you are still on the road, where can you care about what is behind you?
So, as the New Year approached, Lu County was covered with snow, and because it was located in the south of Mount Tai, the snow began to melt, making the roads difficult to travel. Zhishi's army simply dispersed in four or five counties in the east of Lu County, eating their own food.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Xuguo led the soldiers of Qi County to descend from the sky, flying behind him like a "flying general", and fought four or five times in four or five days. Not to mention that the Zhishi Army had concentrated its forces, it was difficult to even respond properly. In addition, the officers and soldiers of Qijun were already afraid of them during the previous battle, so in just four or five days, they were beaten to pieces like an avalanche.
Of the nine heads who had finally been replaced, five more died.
However, Chishilang Wanghou learned the lesson wisely. When he heard the news behind him, he immediately turned around and fled, taking only twenty or thirty thousand people with him directly to Langya's hometown.
Zhang Xuguo, who had recovered half of Lu County, did not pursue Langya this time. Instead, he set his sights on the other half of Lu County, eyeing another "flying general".
"This man has a somewhat vigorous attitude." In Bocheng at the foot of Mount Tai, Zhang Xuguo listened to the introduction in the lobby of the county government and responded with a twist of his tongue. "What's more important is that he is young. In time, he may not be able to become a great weapon... But the more this happens, the more important it is to defeat him as early as possible and kill him as much as possible to avoid causing chaos to the court."
There were several people sitting below, many of them were actually young, and they were quite disdainful when they heard this.
However, a young man wearing a mask who was first on the right came to ask inexplicably: "Has this person condensed his elixir?"
As soon as these words came out, people around him raised eyebrows. It was obvious that this young man from Dongdu, who was said to have high cultivation and background, was not very gregarious here. Even the resident Heisui Yu Bai Mei, who also belongs to the Jingantai system, seems to have a slightly better relationship with the local heroes in Qi County and has nothing to do with Zhang Zhushou.
To put it bluntly, no one likes their colleagues wearing masks.
Especially now that the officialdom of Qi County has been successfully built into an army by Zhang Xuguo.
"That's what I'm worried about." Zhang Xuguo responded seriously. "When I was young, I followed many famous generals in the imperial court and saw too many things... Some people usually have extremely difficult training, but as long as they fight in a war and survive the big waves, they can survive, win, or even survive a series of defeats. Flying upwards as if they were in the sky... For example, here in Yuheishou, although he had already opened the two channels of governor, he had killed four bandit army leaders in the previous two battles, so he immediately opened two more magical channels, and only one At Tonghai, in addition to Shan Tonghai himself, there is also Cheng Dalang who defected to him. According to rumors, before the rebellion, he was a master of both Ren and Du, and was a master of Ningdan."
The Zhu Shou nodded slowly and said nothing.
"Besides that." Zhang Xuguo looked around and continued. "The main thing is that the governor of Lu County actually surrendered to a thief. It is ridiculous... As a general appointed by the imperial court, since I encountered him, if I cannot capture him for the imperial court, send him to Jiangdu, and punish him, wouldn't I be living up to the grace of the saint?"
As soon as these words came out, most of the people present just nodded.
Fan Hu, who was promoted to captain, was even more impatient: "Tong Shou just tells us how to fight."
Zhang Xuguo nodded and blurted out, as if he was confident:
"The Zhishi army was defeated and fled, and Cheng Zhili left again. Shan Tonghai will definitely send people to reconnoiter... We will feast on the army in the city, pretending to be resting here.
"But if that's all, he won't be worried. So at the same time, Fan Hu, you need to lead 2,000 people to dispatch immediately, as if you want to cross Wenshui quickly before the ice period ends, and go to Wenshui immediately. Father Liang on the south bank will act as an outpost to resist him. At that time, he will definitely divide his troops or personally lead his troops to Gongqiu, which is also on the south bank of Wenshui River, to confront you from east to west.
"Then, the weather has been getting warmer in the past two days, and the snow and ice are melting. After another two or three days, the ice surface of Wenshui will definitely become thinner. By then, they will definitely relax on Wenshui, and I will lead the eight thousand main force, Suddenly send out troops, use Wenshui River as cover, march from the north bank of Wenshui River, take advantage of the re-freezing at night to build a simple pontoon bridge to cross the river, and attack Gongqiu directly from the flank with you...
"In this way, I also want to let this guy know what a true 'Flying General' is!"
After two games in a row, a small number defeated a large number, even one against ten. Everyone was already extremely convinced of Zhang Xuguo. When they heard this, they just looked at each other for a few moments, then stood up together under the leadership of Fan Hu, and said yes .
On the other hand, Zhang Zhushou was half a beat late, which was really annoying.
ps: The air conditioner compressor overheated and collapsed... After realizing that it couldn't be repaired on the spot, I moved to the living room to sleep on the sofa overnight...
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